Russian Speakers’ Society of Austin invites
you to spend an evening at a table of «LITERARY-MUSICAL
CAFE».
“Literary-musical cafe” was
created as an alternative to the traditional (merry
and loud) parties of the Russian Speakers’ Society.
Our community is rich in educated and gifted people
and the “cafe” gives them an opportunity to find each
other and to meet in a more intimate and quiet atmosphere.
In spite of its name, the subject-matter of the presentations
is not limited to literature and music.
Contacts: Luda Voskov lvoskov@austin.rr.com
Friday,
April 18, 7:30 PM, LCRA, Board Room of the Hancock
Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX
Gregory Dikshtein
Many of you who are familiar with Russian bard songs, an intelligent and most sincere direction of Russian underground culture developed in the early 1960’s, certainly know Gregory Dikshtein’s name. His songs have been spread in every Russian speaking community all over the world and even translated into other languages. His songs crossed the boarders of the Soviet Union much earlier then the author himself had a chance to do so. His songs were published in Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Israel, and U.S.A. His published discs and books helped people to get to know him better. He was invited to Israel, Germany, Frances, Ukraine, all the countries of the former Soviet Union, and France were successfully performed various concert programs. During the last fifteen years Russian speaking Americans gathered to listen to him in many different cities in America. He performed at over one hundred concerts throughout America and he had hundreds of programs broadcasted on the Russian radios all over the world! English-speaking listeners also had a few chances to familiarize themselves with the songs of a Great Russian songwriter and performer, all in-one, Gregory Dikshtein. Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin in Madison, Stanford University, Hartford University, Michigan University, and University of Illinois have organized his concerts and enjoyed his performances.
This program is funded and supported in part by City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Art.
Fee: $10
Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd.(between
Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blv. and drive west, after
passing the traffic light at intersection with
Redbud Trail turn right to 3700; the Hancock Bldg.
will be on your left from the parking. The Board
room will be on first floor, on left side from
the main entrance. Information:Luda
ph. 577-7790 (cell.) or 442-4016
(after 7:00 pm)
13TH
EVENING: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 7 P.M.
Saturday,
February 2, 7 PM, LCRA, Board Room of the Hancock
Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX
ALEX KISKACHI
Alex Kiskachi, a musician,
singer and songwriter, is well known not only
in his hometown, but also far beyond the Southern
California scene where he regularly performs with
his band or solo unplugged. After successful tours
throughout the both coasts and Midwest, he comes
to Texas for the first time.
Alex’s music fuses gloom
yet self-irony and raunchiness of blues, drive
and madcapping of rock-n-roll, pure emotion of
latin rhythms. His lyrics are deeply metaphorical
and filled with wordplay and symbolism, yet follow
the best traditions of Russian poetic heritage.
His musical influences encompass a wide range
of seemingly eclectic sources: from the early
20th century Russian chansonnier Alexander Vertinsky
to legendary Russian rock bands Aquarium and Auktyon,
from Paul Simon to Tom Waits. Here’s what Alex
says about his shows: “Concerto for winds, strings
and freaky voices. Music for emotional men with
a sense of rhythm. Lyrics for intelligent women
with a sense of humor.”
A lot of outstanding musicians
have played and currently play in his band. In
the current tour, Alex Kiskachi will be joined
by Leo Chelyapov, a well-known saxophone and clarinet
player and a former member of legendary Russian
bands “Brigada S” and “Bravo”. He is currently
a leader of the Los Angeles-based klezmer orchestra
“Kings of Klezmer”. Alexander Kuznetsov, a talented
Austin musician, will also perform at the concert
(bass).
Alex Kiskachi’s albums:
Chronicle (2002)
Unfaithful Syncopations (2005)
"We give Alexey Kiskachi's
Chronicle three thumbs up" - Los Cabanos
Times
"Magnifique!" -
Le Monde Russe
Fee: $10
Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd.(between
Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blv. and drive west, after
passing the traffic light at intersection with
Redbud Trail turn right to 3700; the Hancock Bldg.
will be on your left from the parking. The Board
room will be on first floor, on left side from
the main entrance. Information:Luda
ph. 577-7790 (cell.) or 442-4016
(after 7:00 pm)
12TH
EVENING: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 7 P.M.
Saturday,
November 10, 7:00 pm, Board Room, LCRA
Igor Irteniev: poet and satirist
First time in Austin! Concert of famous
russian poet-satirist Igor Irteniev.
Igor Irteniev is relatively "famous"
he is a political satirist and writes poetry.
He has published books and used to appear on TV
reciting his satirical poetry.
Igor, a truly unique figure in contemporary
Russian culture. Taking on a gamut of parts --
from a 1970's underground artist to a 1990's political
commentator and "voice of the people",
Irteniev is a poet whose sharp satirical verses
brilliantly reflect (and influence) the mindset
of contemporary Russia or, at least, that of the
culture-oriented part of its population.
Fee: $10 + your favorite desert,
tea will be served. Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
(between Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blvd. and drive west about
2 miles, after passing through the traffic light
at intersection with Redbud Trail, turn right
to 3700; the Hancock Bldg. will be on your left
from the parking. The Board room will be on first
floor, on left side from the main entrance. Questions: Call Luda at 577-7790
(cell) or 442-4016 (after 7 PM)
"CREDO" - Vocal Quartet, St. Petersburg
“ART OF BALALAIKA” – Sergey Vashchenko
Tickets $10
This program funded in part by the City
of Austin Cultural Contracts and by the
Texas Commission on the Arts.
Credo Quartet –founded just
five years ago, this vocal ensemble produces fresh
interpretations of many well-known choral works
that are customarily sung by larger choirs. Though
the group is relatively young, each of its members
has sung with leading choirs in St. Petersburg.
The name “Credo” means “I believe” in Latin, and
each of the singers believes in the grace, beauty
and divine nature of the gift of singing.
Art of Balalaika – Sergey Vashchenko
– very well known as balalaika virtuoso in every
venue from folk to classical music, he has also
been for many years the conductor and musical
director for shows at Rice University of Houston
for the orchestra affiliated with the Balalaika-Domra
Association of America. He has produced several
CDs together and with the collaboration of other
artists. The latest CD, entitled “Somewhere My
Love” was running for a Grammy Award 2004 under
the “Best Traditional World Music Album”.
You don’t want to miss the opportunity to hear
this wonderful concert!
Please reserve your tickets for this concert at
577-7790 or 442-4016
due to limited seats.
10TH
EVENING: SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 7 P.M.
PART
I: ALEXEY IGNATCHENKO’S RUSSIAN FUNNY STORY`S
EVENING
Alexey Ignatchenko is our guest
presenter from Longview. Person with a wide range
of interests, chemist, traveler, writer, Alexey
took part in numerous expeditions to restore wooden
churches in the Russian North. Fee: $3 + your favorite desert,
tea will be served. Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
(between Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blvd. and drive west about
2 miles, after passing through the traffic light
at intersection with Redbud Trail, turn right
to 3700; the Hancock Bldg. will be on your left
from the parking. The Board room will be on first
floor, on left side from the main entrance. Questions: Call Luda at 577-7790
(cell) or 442-4016 (after 7 PM)
9TH
EVENING: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 7 P.M.
PART
I: ALEXEY IGNATCHENKO’S PRESENTATION “ABOUT TEMPERAMENTS”
(IN RUSSIAN)
Alexey Ignatchenko is our guest
presenter from Longview. Person with a wide range
of interests, chemist, traveler, writer, Alexey
took part in numerous expeditions to restore wooden
churches in the Russian North.
PART II: ALEKSANDR TSIBOULSKI, CLASSICAL
GUITAR, PERFORMING WORKS BY COMPOSERS FROM MEXICO,
CUBA AND SPAIN.
Aleksandr Tsiboulski
was born in 1979 in Rovno (now 'Rivne'), Ukraine,
and began his music studies at age twelve, shortly
after moving to Adelaide, South Australia. At
seventeen, he moved to Canberra to continue his
studies with Timothy Kain at the Australian National
University, where he received his undergraduate
training. Further private studies took him to
Angelo Gilardino in Italy, Caro Barone in Paris
and David Leisner in New York. Aleksandr is the
recipient of numerous awards and honors, most
notably the Australian-American Fulbright Award
in the Visual and Performing Arts, as well as
a First Prize at the Tokyo International Guitar
Competition. Currently, he is pursuing graduate
studies in music at the University of Texas at
Austin, studying guitar with Prof. Adam Holzman. Fee: $3 + your favorite desert,
tea will be served. Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
(between Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blvd. and drive west about
2 miles, after passing through the traffic light
at intersection with Redbud Trail, turn right
to 3700; the Hancock Bldg. will be on your left
from the parking. The Board room will be on first
floor, on left side from the main entrance. Questions: Call Luda at 577-7790
(cell) or 442-4016 (after 7 PM)
This program funded in
part by the City of Austin Cultural Contracts
and by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
A few words about Credo
Founded just four years ago, Credo Quartet was
formed desire to sing choral music of many countries,
musical styles and traditions. This esteemed vocal
ensemble produces fresh interpretations of many
well-known choral works that are customarily sung
by larger choirs. Though the group is very young,
each of its members has great working experiences
in leading choirs of St. Petersburg.
The ensemble’s name “Credo” is of Latin origin
and means “I believe”. All members perform for
Orthodox churches during the many beautiful liturgies
of the Eastern tradition. Each of the singers
professes a deep belief in the ministry of their
musical works and they demonstrate a great understanding
of the substance of the Divine Liturgies. Indeed,
they are believers in the grace, beauty and divine
nature of the gift of singing.
The Russian Orthodox musical heritage comprises
the heart of Credo’s repertoire. However, the
quartet also engages the listener with an array
of Russian folk songs, western classical music
styles, contemporary works by Russian and international
composers. To paraphrase the great Richard Wagner,
the ensemble believes that the human voice is
the oldest and finest one of musical instruments,
and the obligation to use it for singing is of
the highest importance in one's life.
The vocal ensemble “Credo” has proved it to numerous
audiences in concerts. Fee: $10 + your favorite desert,
tea will be served. Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
(between Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blvd. and drive west about
3 miles, after passing through the traffic light
at intersection with Redbud Trail, turn right
to 3700; the Hancock Bldg. will be on your left
from the parking. The Board room will be on first
floor, on left side from the main entrance. Questions: Call Luda at 577-7790 Information about quartet
"Credo": www.credo-quartet.com
He is a talented and artistic young
man. His performances are bedazzling and breathtaking.
He is a participant of the most controversial
creative union. He is a mocker and philosopher,
whose song you want to listen to over and over
again.
Igor Belyi's songs are the unique offspring of
the bard song medium into the generation of 20-year
olds. This generation has its own points of reference
and interests. In Belyi's songs one can hear some
spicy jive that young people would feel required
for it not to be boring, and a touch of philosophy
for those lovers of serious literature.
Igor Belyi is very artistic, and his every song
is a show in itself. One can't help but imitate
him in bugling out the eyes, turning if the body,
shaking of the head in culmination moments of
his singing. In addition to the funky contents
of his songs, it creates a truly awesome performance.
Fee: $10 + your favorite desert,
seniors/children 8-16 - $5, children 3-8y.old
– FREE; tea will be served. Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
(between Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.). Directions: From Mopac (Hgw.1)
take exit Lake Austin Blvd. and drive west about
3 miles, after passing through the traffic light
at intersection with Redbud Trail, turn right
to 3700; the Hancock Bldg. will be on your left
from the parking. The Board room will be on first
floor, on left side from the main entrance. Questions: Call Luda at 577-7790
MATTHEW HINSLEY:
TENOR, CLASSICAL GUITARIST THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC:
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MELODY TRANSFORMS POETRY (in
English)
In this lecture-performance classical
guitarist and tenor, Dr. Matthew Hinsley, will
show how poems are transformed by music. Taking
songs from the Spanish and English Renaissance,
German and Italian Romanticism, and the Americas
of the twentieth century, Dr. Hinsley will show
ways in which musicians have interpreted meaning
in poetry for centuries. A love of music and language
is all that is needed to enjoy this presentation,
the musical and poetic analyses will be presented
alongside of friendly audiovisual examples with
plenty of live performance mixed in. Mr. Hinsley
will even try to learn a Russian Romance for this
presentation!
Always singing in one form or another, by age
six Matthew Hinsley also read music on piano,
violin and cello. He was ten when he began studying
classical guitar. For him, the guitar held magical
power and determined the direc tion of his life.
A member of the guitar faculty of the University
of Texas at San Antonio, Matthew obtained his
Bachelor of Music from Oberlin at age 20, and
his Master of Music two years later from the University
of Texas at Austin, where he also completed his
Doctor of Musical Arts in 2003. Matthew's primary
guitar instructors were Stephen Aron and Adam
Holzman. A recipient of numerous performance based
awards, and an active performer, he regularly
gives concerts throughout the United States. Matthew
has received many foundation grants and significant
private donations to run concert series of international
performing artists as well as extensive community
outreach programs. In 2000 he won the Music Teacher's
National Association, Gibson Collegiate Artist
Guitar Competition and won Second Prize in the
American String Teacher's Association National
Solo String Competition. Fee: $3 + your favorite desert
LCRA, in Board Room of the Hancock
Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd.(between Redbud
Trail and Enfield Ave.).
PART I: ALEXEY
IGNATCHENKO PRESENTS THE SLIDE SHOW “CHURCHES
OF THE RUSSIAN NORTH”
PART II: COMPOSER JUAN LUIS DE PABLO ENRIQUEZ
ROHEN PLAYS HIS WORKS FOR GUITAR
Alexey Ignatchenko is our guest
presenter from Longview. Person with a wide range
of interests, chemist, traveler, writer, Alexey
took part in numerous expeditions to restore wooden
churches in the Russian North. Photographs and
experiences from the expeditions form the basis
of his presentation.
Juan Enriquez Rohen. Born in Mexico City in 1971,
holds a Bachelor of Music in composition from
Trinity University and a Masters degree from the
University of Houston’s Moores School of Music.
Juan’s music has been played in several major
theaters in Mexico City and Queretaro City. Currently,
he is finishing “Alenka”, a Piano & Strings
concerto in five movements for the Zacatecas String
Orchestra as well as a trio for Flute, Viola and
guitar for the 'Composer'sAlliance of San Antonio'.
His music is fine, simple and beautiful. A combination
of Platonic dreams and Aristothelic rationality.
Performance will include his compositions: Ancient
meditations, Suite for guitar, Prayer, Oasis,
Elegy, Canzona, A beautiful Portrait, Reflexion,
Bossanova Etude… and many more!
Fee: $3 + your favorite desert
Colorado Room, LCRA, 3800
Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, Texas 78703
PART I: EKATERINA
TURIKOVA READS HER POETRY AND FANTASY-TALES (IN
RUSSIAN)
PART II: COMPOSER EVGENIY SHARLAT INTRODUCES HIS
WORK
Ekaterina Turikova is a
young journalist, web designer and writer.
She moved to the USA from St-Petersburg three
years ago. E. Turikova’s fairy tales and poetry
appeared both on the internet and in paper publications.
You can read her works at http://zhurnal.lib.ru/t/turikowa_e_w/
or http://www.karetu.livejournal.com
Yevgeniy Sharlat is a Visiting Professor at the
University of Texas at Austin teaching music composition
and orchestration. A native of Moscow, he received
his music education at Yale University, Curtis
Institute, the Juilliard School and the Academy
of Moscow Conservatory.
He will present one of his compositions - Pavane
for 18 strings, which was premiered in the Great
Hall of Saint-Petersburg Philharmonia by the famed
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin under the direction
of Misha Rachlevsky. Fee:
$3 + your favorite desert
Address: LCRA, in Board Room of the Hancock Building,
3700 Lake Austin Blvd.(between Redbud Trail and
Enfield Ave.).
THIRD
EVENING: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30 P.M.
PART I:
ASELE SURINA & GLEN R. MASK, PRESENTATION
& BOOK SALE: «FOOD CULTURE IN RUSSIA AND CENTRAL
ASIA»
PART II: ANNA PITS: BARD`S SONGS
We are waiting for the great presentation
of the Asele Surina and Glen R. Mack`s book "Food
Culture in Russia and Central Asia".
During the Musical Part we`ll proud to listen
Anna Pits with her brilliant bard`s songs.
Price: $3 plus Your favourite desert to the tea.
WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!
Address: LCRA, in Board Room
of the Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd.(between
Redbud Trail and Enfield Ave.)
SECOND
EVENING: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.
PART I: RUBY
JONES, PRESENTATION: «POINTS OF INTERSECTION:
VISOTSKY AND AMERICAN BLUES»
PART II: NATASHA BABINA: NOCTURNE IN E-MINOR,
OP.72, NO.1, CHOPIN; RODION BURZEV, PIANO: PRELUDE
IN B-MINOR, OP.23, NO.2, RACHMANINOV, «GOPAK»,
MUSSORGSKY PART III: MIKHAIL PEKKER: TALES
PART IV: YURIY BRAGINSKY (DALLAS): SHORT VERSES
Over the last century comparisons
have been drawn about the Negro/Black experience
in the United States and the Russian/Soviet experience.
The economic systems in both countries, which
systematically subjugated certain persons within
the society and denied them rights which were
guaranteed to other persons, are assumed to be
the background against which a ‘double-voiced’
genre of expression was born. In the US, this
genre is called the blues. I see a similar genre
in the Soviet Union in the creative output of
singer-songwriters called bards. I assume that,
none call it blues because the songs arose in
the Soviet Union and not in the American South.
I disagree and present the works of one bard,
Vladimir S. Vysotsky as a counterargument and
support for the idea that blues is not limited
to one group, but is a common human reaction,
and the result of similar experiences. Two sides
of the ocean, two languages (or more), two different
economic systems, but the people and their lives
echoed the same basic human reaction to suffering.
Someone (or some ones) always steps forward to
give voice to what life hands out. Blues in the
USA, bards in the USSR.
Fee: $3 + your favorite desert
Address: 11601 Tanglebriar Trail,
Tatyana and Slava Ligai’s House
FIRST
EVENING: SATURDAY, MARCH 5, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.
PART I: OKSANA
SERGIEVO-POSADSKAYA, PRESENTATION & SALE:
«OLD FRANCH NOVELLS»
PART II: RODION BURCEV: "MEFISTO VALSE",
F. LIST
LCRA, in Board Room of the Hancock
Building, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd.(between Redbud
Trail and Enfield Ave.).
Saturday February 25, 2012 at 3:00 pm at International Festival Institute at Round Top, 248 Jaster Road P.O. Box 89 Round Top, TX 78954
Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in c. Op. 13, “Pathetique”, Beethoven Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”, Johannes Brahms Rhapsody in g, Op. 79/2, Claude Debussy 2eme Arabesque, Clair de Lune, Prelude (from “Pour le Piano”) and l’Isle Joyeuse
Steinway artist James Dick has brought to life the works of classical composers for audiences from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Academic Capelle in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dick’s playing melds modern-day energy and technique with an Old World graciousness and civility, resulting in a passionate sound that keeps audiences engrossed.From his early years as prize winner of some of the world’s most prestigious piano awards to his current successful career as an international guest artist and the founder of a distinguished musical education institute, James Dick is well known to music lovers as a man of great talent, vision and class.James Dick’s repertoire includes some of music’s most-loved works: Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1 in B-flat. But he has another foot firmly planted in the future, as he champions contemporary composers and their music. James Dick has commissioned or premiered works by such luminaries as Claude Baker, Stephen Barber, Malcolm Hawkins, Benjamin Lees, Sergio Molina, Chinary Ung, and Dan Welcher.
Concert "Russian Folk & Roll" brought you by two extremely dynamic bands Limpopo (Russia-California) and Flying Balalaika Brothers (Texas)
This is family entertainment at its best!!!
Limpopo is a unique blend of tradition, creative talent, culture and originality. Self-described as “crazy Russian folk ‘n’ roll,” they appeal to a wide variety of audiences. Since their arrival to the United States in 1991, they have wowed every crowd, young and old.
Limpopo first received national attention when they won the International Star Search competition and were highlighted on a national TV commercial for Kit Kat candy bars. They have been a featured act at Montreal’s “Just For Laughs” Festival, at children’s festivals, on cruise ships, on college campuses and at numerous other music festivals across North America. Their set up features traditional Russian instruments such as the triangle-shaped three string balalaika, the bayan (Russian button accordion), and the giant bass balalaika.
Their style of music, however, departs from the traditional “folk music” and offers rock, funk and jazzy renditions of old Russian, Latin and American favorites alongside a performance of slapstick humor and dance. Each member of the band has his own style and definitive personality, adding to the comedy, creating the aura and the awe.
Flying Balalaika Brothers made their debut in 1995. Originally comprising of three members who were born in Russia, these virtuoso musicians combined their classical training with folk traditions. Presenting their music to small festivals (Gilroy Festival, Sawdust Festival, Valencia Street Market, Pecan Street Festival, Music Under the Stars, Kerrville Folk Festival), they were soon invited to perform in concert halls around the nation.
Appearing in traditional costumes, Flying Balalaika Brothers introduce the unique rhythms, harmonies, and sounds of Russian and Eastern European folk and classical music using ethnic folk instruments (balalaikas, spoons, accordion), mix it with styles such as bluegrass and jazz using traditional American instruments (banjo, guitar), add a little drums to rock it out, and create an invigorating and innovative fusion of world music that delights and exhilarates audiences of all ages and ethnicities. Based in Austin, and currently comprising of six amazing musicians, Flying Balalaika Brothers have been featured on KUT (Austin) radio, Fox television network, and have been featured artists at numerous international festival celebrations.
Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church
Fr. Aidan may be contacted at hieromonachusaidanus@yahoo.com. Those who need a baptism, wedding, or funeral/memorial service should contact him by email as well as by phone, so as to ensure the fastest response.
Services are in English with some Russian, in the Russian traditions. For a detailed calendar of services, click here.
Upload the orthodox church calendar 2012 - English or Russian in pdf.
PART
I: SONG-WRITER AND SINGER IGOR BELIY